No Explanation

You ask me why I changed my mind,
Why I left that life behind.
You want reasons, neat and clean.
I don’t owe you everything.

I used to find a thousand ways
To make my choices sound okay.
Now the answer’s short and sweet.

No.

No explanation.
No defense.
I don’t owe the world my evidence.
If I stay, I stay.
If I go, I go.
There are things you simply don’t need to know.

I can answer.
I can smile.
I can let you wait a while.
Curiosity is yours to keep.
My reasons are not yours to read.

Maybe yes.
Maybe no.
Maybe I don’t even know.
Maybe that’s enough for me.
I don’t need a referee.

No explanation.
No defense.
I’m done turning choices into evidence.
If I stay, I stay.
If I go, I go.
That’s the only answer you need to know.

You asked me why.
I said no.